. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . y three feet in diameter, it was no easything to attack. George thought nothing short of gunpowder coulddivide it, but he was undeceived when Jim made a little crevice withhis axe, and then inserted an iron wedge. A few vigorous blows witha heavy beetle sunk the wedge in the log, and started a line of cleavage;this was followed with another wedge, and in a little while the log wasdivided and ready for a subdivision. Jim declared he had split logsthat were twice as bad as the one before him, and said he should bethankful if he never had a
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . y three feet in diameter, it was no easything to attack. George thought nothing short of gunpowder coulddivide it, but he was undeceived when Jim made a little crevice withhis axe, and then inserted an iron wedge. A few vigorous blows witha heavy beetle sunk the wedge in the log, and started a line of cleavage;this was followed with another wedge, and in a little while the log wasdivided and ready for a subdivision. Jim declared he had split logsthat were twice as bad as the one before him, and said he should bethankful if he never had anything worse to do than what he had justaccomplished. Breakfast was announced in due time, and soon after it was finishedthe party started for its first tramp in the woods. Trout-fishing was the sport of the day, and there was a general over-hauling of rods, and lines, and all the other paraphernalia of that occupa-tion. The boys had never handled a trout rod, and did not understandits manipulation, but the explanations of Jim and the Doctor gave them. THE WATER-WORKS. 168 THE YOUNG NIMRODS. years, and know everybrought all the theories they wanted. Theory was to be followed by practice,and for this they sought the water where trout were said to abound. The Doctor brought out a jointed rod, with all the patents in the wayof click-reels, leaders, tips, and the like; the rods that the boys carriedwere less elaborate in style, but quite good enough for beginners. Jim said they would have no trouble intaking all they wanted, as the lakehe would lead them to was notvisited by the regular tourists, andthe trout had not learned all thetricks of keeping their jaws safefrom hooks. Over where thetourists come, said he, there aretrout in the streams that have beenthere for kind of fly that can beout. You cant fool em for acent; you may drop the best imi-tation-fly in front of their noses,and they just turn em up andswim off as dignified as a horsegoing to the been
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